Dykanka

Dykanka Диканька
Dykanka Location of Dykanka
Coordinates: 49°49′14″N 34°31′47″E
Country Oblast Raion	Ukraine Poltava Oblast Dykanskyi Raion
Founded	1658
Government
• Head of city council
Area
• Total	11.74 km2 (4.53 sq mi)
Elevation	72 m (236 ft)
Population (2006)
• Total	8,232
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	38502
Area code(s)	5351
Licence plate	BI

Dykanka (Ukrainian: Диканька) is the urban settlement in Dykanskyi Raion (district), Poltava Oblast (province) of central Ukraine.

The settlement is located 29 km (18 mi) from the rail station in Poltava.

History

Dykanka was first mentioned in 1658 as a small village, though the area was populated for centuries. It has held the status of urban-type settlement since 1957.

Dykanka is the location of the short story collection Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka by Nikolai Gogol.

Gallery

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  The facade of the palace of the estate Kochubeys in Dykanka. The architect Giacomo Quarenghi. Picture the end of XIX century

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  Triumphal Arch. The architect - the academician of architecture Luigi Rusca, 1820

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  Church of the Holy Trinity, 1780. Late Baroque. The architect of N. A. Lvov (?)

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  Church of St. Nicholas in the urban settlement Dykanka. The architect of N. A. Lvov, 1797

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  The bell tower of St. Nicholas Church. Architect Luigi Rusca, 1810-1827. Postcard late XIX century

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  The bell tower of St. Nicholas Church. Architect Luigi Rusca, 1810-1827

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  Lilac Grove in Dykanka. The former estate of Prince Kochubey. Laid down in the early nineteenth century

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  Oaks time Ivan Mazepa and Pushkin

External links

• "Dikanka" (news of Dikanka, events, weather, all in English and Russian language)